Sewing News:

From the large and sunny master bedroom of her Regents Park condominium, Eileen Belmont pieces together the fabric of people's lives. Under the auspices of her business, Ei of the Needle , Belmont makes one-of-a-kind quilts, pillows, wall art, and more from old clothing and other textiles her clients bring her....

In her workshop in a Moscow attic, Maria Andrianova is using a sewing technique she learnt from elderly women in the forested Karelia region of northwestern Russia. She describes her Masha Andrianova fashion line as for the modern world but uses some sewing techniques dating back to the Tsarist era....

The Geodesic top from Blueprints for Sewing comes in two lengths: ending at the natural waist without pockets, and tunic length with pockets, as shown. The geometric seaming is based on a geodesic dome....

The Guardian recently asked readers to share thoughts on 'anti-capitalist' living and the little things they do on a daily basis to buck the system. The resulting article features 24 actions that are a mix of curious, brilliant, and commonsensical....